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Tokimeki Memorial: Only Love / ときめきメモリアル Only Love (2006) 11 min read
Anime & Manga#AIC ASTA#Anime#Comedy#Drama#Romance#Slice of Life

Tokimeki Memorial: Only Love / ときめきメモリアル Only Love (2006)

Aoba Riku has just changed schools because of his father's job. On the very first day, he realizes that this educational facility is quite different from the schools he previously attended. After all, this was not his first change of residence. The secretary controls the school and the teachers themselves are extremely eccentric individuals. Students enjoy the great freedoms that the Tsugumi High School authorities are proud of.

27 February 202311 min read
Konbu Wakame – Soleil (Art Jeuness, 2023) 2 min read
Artbooks#Art Jeuness#Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai!#Konbu Wakame#Saikin Yatotta Maid ga Ayashii#Sekai de Ichiban Oppai ga Suki!

Konbu Wakame – Soleil (Art Jeuness, 2023)

Konbu Wakame is the artist responsible for, among other things, the drawings in manga such as Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai!, Saikin Yatotta Maid ga Ayashii and Sekai de Ichiban Oppai ga Suki! Although there is a bit of character scrolling on many pages, it is the heroines of these titles that Soleil puts in the foreground. It is, of course, about Jahy in two forms, Lilith and Chiaki. A nice touch is that many of the works depict the aforementioned heroines posing together.

19 February 20232 min read
Chocola Chinese Dress Ver. – 1/7 – Nekopara (Good Smile Company, 2022) 2 min read
Figures#Chocola#Good Smile Company#Nekopara

Chocola Chinese Dress Ver. – 1/7 – Nekopara (Good Smile Company, 2022)

I'm not some big fan of the Nekopara series. I read the visual novel at a time when no one was talking about it yet, but since it was one of the most entry-level VNs I've encountered (even if we're talking about the version with a proper patch), it somehow didn't particularly stick in my head. However, that doesn't mean it detracts from the visuals, which were really nice - including the character designs, of course. The figure featured in this review appealed to me outstandingly, which is why it ended up on the shelf in my detolf.

9 February 20232 min read
Final Approach / φなる・あぷろーち (2004) 4 min read
Anime & Manga#Anime#Comedy#Romance#Trinet Entertainment#Zexcs

Final Approach / φなる・あぷろーち (2004)

After the death of his parents, Ryou and his sister Akane live together. Despite their difficult situation, they lead a relatively happy and normal life. Everything changes one day when they learn about a secret Japanese government project. Due to a declining birth rate, the Japanese government is testing a program in which two young people are forced to marry after having their personalities matched by a supercomputer.

15 January 20234 min read
Gekijouban Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san / 劇場版 からかい上手の高木さん (2022) 5 min read
Anime & Manga#Anime#Comedy#Iyashikei#Romance#Shin-Ei Animation#Slice of Life

Gekijouban Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san / 劇場版 からかい上手の高木さん (2022)

Takagi and Nishikata's last summer vacation before starting high school is coming up. Both of them, in their minds, are looking for an excuse to get together outside of school activities. Then they find an abandoned kitten and decide to take care of it, setting up a temporary cat bed on the grounds of a nearby temple they often pass by. Since neither of them can take him home with them, they come up with the idea that they will find a family for the kitten together.

2 January 20235 min read
Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko. / 変態王子と笑わない猫。(2013) 6 min read
Anime & Manga#Anime#Comedy#J.C. Staff#Romance#Slice of Life

Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko. / 変態王子と笑わない猫。(2013)

Yokodera Youto is a master at hiding his true nature. He realizes that this creates a problem because he can't honestly say what he thinks. Hearing rumors of a statue of a cat that can remove an undesirable personality trait, he finds it and prays for its façade to be removed. Unfortunately - every wish comes at a price, and the unwanted traits are transferred to someone else.

26 December 20226 min read
Nagasarete Airantou / ながされて藍蘭島 (2007) 6 min read
Anime & Manga#Anime#Comedy#Romance#Slice of Life#Studio Feel

Nagasarete Airantou / ながされて藍蘭島 (2007)

Touhohin Ikuto has a fight with his father that led him to make a rash decision to run away from home. He boards a ship, deciding to go on vacation alone, but the ship unexpectedly gets damaged by a powerful storm. After regaining consciousness, he realizes that he is still alive and has found himself on an isolated island. Soon after, he notices that the residents are exclusively beautiful girls.

13 December 20226 min read